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The Lunar Excitation ()

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  • Season 3
  • Episode 23
Penny has a night of angry, drunken sex with Leonard, much to his confusion. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj search for Sheldon's perfect match online.
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Leonard Hofstadter
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Sheldon Cooper
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Penny
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Howard Wolowitz
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Raj Koothrappali
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Leslie Winkle
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Amy Farrah Fowler
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Zack Johnson
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Mrs. Gunderson

Directed by

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Peter Chakos

Written by

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Chuck Lorre ... (created by) (creator) &
Bill Prady ... (created by) (creator)
 
Lee Aronsohn ... (teleplay) &
Steven Molaro ... (teleplay) &
Steve Holland ... (teleplay)
 
Chuck Lorre ... (story) &
Bill Prady ... (story) &
Maria Ferrari ... (story)
 
Maria Ferrari ... (executive story editor)

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Lee Aronsohn ... executive producer
Kristy Cecil ... co-producer
Peter Chakos ... producer
Mona Garcea ... coordinating producer
David Goetsch ... co-executive producer (as Dave Goetsch)
Steve Holland ... co-producer
Eric Kaplan ... co-executive producer
Kelly Lee ... co-producer (as Kelly-Anne Lee)
Chuck Lorre ... executive producer (showrunner)
Steven Molaro ... co-executive producer
Faye Oshima Belyeu ... producer
Bill Prady ... executive producer (showrunner)
Mary T. Quigley ... co-producer
Jim Reynolds ... producer
Richard Rosenstock ... consulting producer

Cinematography by

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Steven V. Silver ... director of photography

Editing by

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Peter Chakos

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Tony D'Amore ... final colorist (uncredited)
Todd Morris ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Ken Miller
Nikki Valko

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John Shaffner

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Ann Shea

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Mary T. Quigley

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Peggy Nichols ... makeup artist
Faye Woods ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Kelly Lee ... unit production manager (as Kelly-Anne Lee)
Ryan Berdan ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

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Chris Klausen ... second assistant director
Howard Murray ... associate director
Anthony Rich ... first assistant director

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Scott L. London ... property master
Francoise Cherry-Cohen ... set designer (uncredited)
Christopher Harwood ... leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bob La Masney ... re-recording mixer
Charlie McDaniel ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Peters ... production sound mixer
Ron Arnold ... sound recordist (uncredited)

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Eddie Braun ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Greene ... gaffer
David Pearce ... key grip
Roland Monty Reese ... dimmer board op
John O'Brien ... video controller (uncredited)
Robert Zeigler ... digital imaging technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Adam Hochfeld ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Richard Boitano ... set costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Barenaked Ladies ... composer: theme music / performer: theme music
Gregory Sweeney ... music coordinator (uncredited)
Leo Tee ... music clearance manager (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Michael Coady ... transportation co-captain
Cyril O'Neil ... picture car consultant (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Don Foster ... executive consultant
Eddie Gorodetsky ... executive consultant
Connie Luu-Vi ... Payroll Accountant
Jennette Miller ... crafts service / key craft service
Mark Roberts ... executive consultant
David Saltzberg ... science consultant (as David Saltzberg Ph.D.)
Russell Eida ... assistant: Lee Aronsohn (uncredited)
Justin D. Hetzel ... assistant to line producer (uncredited)
Jacob Murray ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jason T. Welden ... computer/video playback (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Penny and Leonard are still at the stage of their "post-coitus" relationship where they feel awkward doing friend type things together. Regardless, when the guys experiment with bouncing lasers off the moon, Leonard decides to invite Penny to watch. With her is her latest date, Zack, a less than bright guy. This encounter with Leonard and Zack together demonstrates to Penny that she can't go back to dating the type of guys she used to date: good looking but dumb. In a drunken stupor later, Penny takes some action to reclaim what she's missed no longer dating Leonard. Leonard in turn, takes a cue from Penny's actions. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj believe the answer to Leonard's Penny conundrum is to find another woman for him. After Leonard rejects Howard's idea of using on-line matchmaking services, Raj thinks an interesting experiment would be to see if such a service would produce anyone for Sheldon. Howard and Raj's experiment does produce a match for Sheldon. Will he agree to meet her and if so will she be his perfect match? Written by Huggo

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  • The Lunar Excitation (United States)
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Trivia First appearance of Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik). The character is loosely based on Gilda, a character that was cut after the failed first pilot of the show. See more »
Goofs The guys are bouncing a light beam from a laser to a mirror on the moon and back to a parabolic receiver which is sitting behind the laser on the roof of their apartment building. This requires that both the laser and the parabolic receiver be pointed at the same angle at the moon in the sky, but the laser is set at a much lower angle than the receiver is, so one of them cannot be pointed at the moon. See more »
Movie Connections References Bride of Frankenstein (1935). See more »
Soundtracks History of Everything See more »
Crazy Credits CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #288 Over the years, CBS executives have always been very generous when it comes to sharing their ideas as to how I might better do my job. I have never returned the favor regarding how they might run their network. Until now. Now I have a really good idea. Step One: Create an internal division with workers who do nothing but check out the claims of prospective advertisers. And I mean really check them out. If it's a car, have somebody drive it around to see if it accelerates into walls or slow-moving pedestrians for no particular reason. If it's beer, have someone drink it and report back if it gets them laid. If it's a pill, have someone take it for awhile, then wait to see if they grow a tail, get anal leakage, or commit suicide. Step Two: Quality control. All commercials must be aesthetically pleasing, seriously funny, poignant, or dramatic. Any commercials deemed loud, stupid and/or obnoxious are not aired. Period. No exceptions. Step Three: Tell the world that CBS only airs the coolest and most honest commercials. It's always Superbowl Sunday at CBS! Step Four: Watch the money roll in. A Final Thought: Don't worry about the initial loss of income created by dropping the dumb stuff (e.g. Cockney lizards who sell insurance). You'll more than make that money back by demanding that your high-quality advertisers cut you in for a piece of their action. You have, after all, earned it by giving them the CBS seal of approval. Another Final Thought: If you adopt my idea, my consulting fee is one million shares of CBS stock. Or better yet, one hundred shares of Apple stock. See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Sheldon Cooper: In a few minutes when I gloat over the failure of this enterprise, how would you prefer I do it? The standard "I told you so" with the classic neener-neener, or just my normal look of haughty derision?
[makes a face]
Raj Koothrappali: You don't know we're wrong yet.
Sheldon Cooper: Haughty derision it is.
[makes the same face again]
Amy Farrah Fowler: Excuse me. I'm Amy Farrah Fowler, you're Sheldon Cooper.
Sheldon Cooper: Hello, Amy Farrah Fowler. I'm sorry to inform you that you have been taken in by unsupportable mathematics designed to prey on the gullible and the lonely. Additionally, I'm being blackmailed with a hidden dirty sock.
Amy Farrah Fowler: If that was slang, I'm unfamiliar with it. If it was literal, I share your aversion to soiled hosiery. In any case, I'm here because my mother and I have agreed that I will date at least once a year.
Sheldon Cooper: Interesting. My mother and I have the same agreement about church.
Amy Farrah Fowler: I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance.
Sheldon Cooper: Well then, you might want to avoid East Texas.
Amy Farrah Fowler: Noted. Now before this goes any further, you should know that all forms of physical contact, up to and including coitus, are off the table.
Sheldon Cooper: May I buy you a beverage?
Amy Farrah Fowler: Tepid water, please.
[Sheldon and Amy walk over to the counter]
Howard Wolowitz: [to Raj] Good God, what have we done?
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